Sara Braverman

Skills:

• Active listening

• Compassionate

• Empathetic

• Empowerment

• Engaging

  
  

Approach:

Everybody needs a ‘nobody’. A person you can tell anything to without the worry of judgement. A living journal of your very own. I love for clients to feel as though they are speaking with a friend. A friend who can provide empathy, compassion, understanding and guidance to help you achieve your therapeutic, and overall life goals. My style shifts for each individual person’s needs from providing ‘homework’ between sessions to lending a listening ear. I enjoy teaching client’s how to set boundaries to help them live the life they want.

About me:

In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family, going on walks in the warm weather or sitting down with a good book. I also enjoy writing romance novels, playing or coaching lacrosse and watching football.

Specialties:

• Anxiety

• Caregiver support

• Dementia/memory

• Depression

• Family planning

• First responder/families

• Infertility support

• Life transitions

• Relationships

• Sex/Intimacy issues

• Womens issues

Treatment Modalities Include:

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

• Cognitive processing therapy

• CBT

• Emotionally focused therapy

• Humanistic therapy

• Internal family systems therapy

• Integrative & Holistic therapy

• Midnfulness based therapy

• Motivational Interviewing

  
  

Education:

• SUNY Old Westbury- Bachelors in Psychology

• SUNY Stony Brook- Masters in Social Welfare

Experience:

I began my career working with the aging and dementia/Alzheimer’s population tending to their needs as well as their caregiver’s. Not only is this topic a professional experience but a personal one as well. I moved on to work with children and families who were victims of domestic violence and child SA. When moving to private practice, my scope greatly expanded to many different areas. My main populations are women’s health, fertility, postpartum/parenthood. I also work with other life transitions (starting college, moving, marriage, retirement etc.) Another population close to my heart is first responder families, being a part of one myself. There are many parallels with my personal and professional life. Not only have I gained professional experience in many of these areas, but I have the personal experience to solidify it.